Defence

Department of Defense Procurement Stretch-Out Disclosure Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1988

Department of Defense Procurement Stretch-Out Disclosure Act of 1988 - Amends Federal defense procurement provisions to require, as part of an annual report from the Secretary of Defense to the Congress concerning weapons development and procurement schedules, an explanation of why the minimum economic rate of production is or is not being adhered to.

Military Child Abuse Prevention Plan Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1988

Military Child Abuse Prevention Plan Act of 1988 - Establishes a task force to analyze the quality and sufficiency of, and develop recommendations concerning, Department of Defense (DOD) personnel and agencies responsible for monitoring the welfare of children at military installations. Authorizes funds previously appropriated to DOD to be used for the task force in FY 1988 and authorizes appropriations for FY 1989. Directs the task force to develop recommendations to improve the capability of DOD to prevent, detect, and respond to child abuse and neglect of children of members of the armed forces or civilian DOD employees for whom child care services are provided on military installations, based on an analysis of the quality and sufficiency of DOD personnel and agencies at selected installations. Requires the task force to make additional recommendations concerning whether there should be: (1) better standardized policies and procedures applicable throughout DOD with respect to child abuse and neglect; (2) child abuse and neglect oversight committees on military installations; (3) minimum standards for education, training, and experience for military personnel responsible for the prevention, detection, and treatment of child abuse; (4) improved liaison with other Federal and community agencies; and (5) improved monitoring and evaluation throughout DOD. Directs that the analysis of the quality and sufficiency of DOD personnel and agencies be made at representative military installations, including installations at specified locations. Specifies information to be collected for such analysis, including: (1) a description of DOD military and civilian personnel who direct, coordinate, or oversee child welfare policy at the installation or who might be called upon to respond to allegations of child abuse, and their training; (2) an evaluation of the ability of such personnel to effectively detect and prevent, and respond to allegations of, abuse or neglect; (3) an evaluation of any relationship, agreement, or cooperation between such personnel and State or local officials responsible for investigation, prosecution, and follow-up with respect to reports of abuse or neglect; and (4) an evaluation of the quality of family counseling and support services available for abused or neglected children and their families. Directs that such analysis be carried out principally through interviews at each installation surveyed and that specified persons be interviewed. Requires the task force to report its recommendations to the Secretary of Defense, who shall report on implementation of such recommendations to the Congress. Terminates the task force 90 days after submission of its report.

Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvement Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1988

Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Requires annual cost-of-living increases in the rates of veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation, and in the clothing allowance for disabled veterans. Require the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to publish such new rates in the Federal Register. Authorizes the Administrator to adjust the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Title II: Enlargement of Clothing-Allowance Coverage and Income Exclusion Amendments - Expands coverage under the clothing-allowance to include veterans who use prescribed medication for a service-connected skin condition which medication the Administrator determines stains or otherwise damages such veteran's clothing. Expands the scope of income which may be excluded for purposes of determinations for: (1) dependency and indemnity compensation to parents; and (2) veterans' pensions. Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Extends benefits under the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors to survivors entitled to benefits as a result of the in-service or service-connected death of a veteran. Authorizes the Administrator to request that the Secretary of a uniformed service collect indebtedness owed to the Veterans Administration from an individual's retired or retainer pay where such indebtedness resulted from the overpayment of veterans' disability compensation or pension benefits. Authorizes the Administrator to collect overpayments of military retired pay and retainer pay by offset of any compensation or benefit payable to any veteran. Requires any person who applies for or is in receipt of any veterans' compensation or pension benefits, as a condition precedent to receipt or continued receipt of such benefits, to provide the Administrator upon request with his or her dependent's or beneficiary's social security number. Extends the Veterans Administration's authority to maintain a regional office in the Philippines through September 30, 1992.

Burial Benefits Amendments Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1988

Burial Benefits Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends Federal law relating to burial allowances for veterans to authorize plot allowances only to veterans who are either eligible for a burial allowance or who were discharged from active duty due to a service-connected disability. (Currently, a veteran of any war, whether or not disabled, is eligible for such plot allowance.) Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a veteran for the cost of a prepurchased headstone (in lieu of furnishing such a headstone at burial). Extends through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for the making of grants to States for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries. Removes the maximum per-State grant limitation available for such grants.

A bill to amend title 38, section 203(b), United States Code, to delete the requirement that settlements of claims in excess of $1,000,000 on a construction contract be provided for specifically in an appropriation law, and to provide instead that the Administrator notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of construction contract claims settlements of more that $1,000,000.

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1988

Amends Federal veterans' provisions relating to construction contracts to delete the requirement that settlements of claims in excess of $1,000,000 on a construction contract be provided for specifically in an appropriation law, instead requiring that the Administrator of Veterans Affairs promptly notify the Senate and House Appropriations Committees of settlements in excess of such figure.

Defense Industry and Technology Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988

Defense Industry and Technology Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit annually to the Congress a five-year plan that ensures that Department of Defense (DOD) policies regarding defense contract progress payments, the return on contractor investment, and the division of contract risk between DOD and the contractor are structured to meet DOD's needs for industrial resources and technology innovation under its five-year defense program and its mobilization plans. Requires the first such five-year plan to be submitted to the Congress no later than April 1, 1989. Prohibits the head of a defense agency from awarding a firm fixed-price contract in excess of $10,000,000 for the development of a major defense system or subsystem unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition determines in writing that the program risk has been sufficiently reduced and that the use of such contract permits a sensible allocation of program risk between the United States and the contractor. Restricts the ability of the Under Secretary to delegate such authority and directs the Under Secretary to report quarterly to specified congressional committees on such fixed-price contracts awarded. Directs the Secretary to specify the authority and responsibilities of DOD acquisition program managers and contracting officers, requiring such managers and officers to be given decision-making authority commensurate with their responsibilities. Directs the Secretary to issue such regulations no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Under Secretary, no later than February 1, 1989, to report to the Congress on the current programs regarding simplification of procedures governing the acquisition process of DOD and an assessment of the results of those programs. Directs the Under Secretary, no later than February 1, 1989, to report to the Congress the results of the studies regarding the responsibilities of the Under Secretary to prescribe policies for the prevention of duplication of contracting oversight activities by different elements of DOD. Amends Federal provisions relating to allowable defense contractor costs to provide that foreign selling costs shall be allowable to the extent that such costs are allocable, reasonable, and within certain dollar ceilings agreed to by the parties in advance. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the evaluation by DOD of professional and technical services contract proposals should be computed on the basis of a 40-hour work week and a 2,080-hour work year standard. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory panel to study and make recommendations to the Secretary on ways to enhance cooperation between DOD and industry regarding matters of mutual interest, including: (1) procedures governing the debarment and suspension of contractors doing business with DOD: (2) appropriate recognition by the Secretary of self-governing oversight programs of defense contractors; and (3) the desirability of establishing a permanent advisory panel on Government-industry relations. Requires the advisory panel to submit its findings to the Secretary no later than 180 days after the date on which the panel is appointed. Directs the Secretary to then submit to the Congress a copy of such report, together with comments and recommendations, within 30 days after receiving the panel's report. Adds a new chapter to Federal defense provisions with regard to defense professional, administrative, and technical employees, expressing as the purpose of such chapter the promotion of better management of the civilian work force in the acquisition and logistics organizations of DOD. Authorizes the Secretary, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to establish and implement an alternative personnel management system (APMS) for the professional, administrative, and technical positions of those components of DOD that perform primarily acquisition and logistics functions. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the aggregate cost of the APMS does not exceed the cost which would have been incurred by DOD had the system not been established. Limits to 300,000 the number of employees authorized to be covered by the APMS. Directs the Secretary, before establishing the APMS, to develop a plan for the operation of such system. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish career paths and pay bands for the APMS; and (2) develop and publish criteria for determining appropriate occupational classifications and career paths for particular positions and for applying pay bands to covered positions. Provides guidelines for the determination of qualification standards for APMS positions. Authorizes the Secretary to develop other career paths, pay bands, classification criteria, and qualification standards as may be appropriate for any military department, defense agency, or other occupation or group of occupations as determined by the Secretary. Provides pay band ranges and initial pay rates for appointments within the APMS. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust upward such pay band ranges and initial pay rates and pay bonuses when necessary for the recruitment or retention of well-qualified employees for positions covered by the APMS in order to be competitive with career opportunities outside the APMS. Authorizes the Secretary to designate not more than 200 scientific and technical positions under the APMS as positions which require specially qualified employees. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe special pay for such employees that is competitive with the rates of pay for similar positions outside the Federal service. Requires the APMS to include a pay-for-performance plan that contains features of performance advancements, incentive and performance awards systems, and procedures for determining the amounts of such awards and pay-band increases. Authorizes the Secretary to pay a performance award to an employee under the above plan. Authorizes the payment of a bonus to an individual entering into a service-continuation agreement with the Secretary. Allows no more than two years of service to be required under a single agreement. Requires an individual receiving such bonus and failing to complete the required period of service to repay the amount of the bonus unless it is due to the death or disability of the individual, or the Secretary determines that such failure to complete the required period is for the convenience of the Government. Provides payment methods and annual pay limitations. Defines the relationship of the APMS provisions to current Federal pay provisions. Provides that the APMS shall be subject to general pay administrative provisions currently applicable under Federal law. Entitles an employee under the APMS whose basic pay is reduced (for reasons other than misconduct or unacceptable performance) to basic pay as provided under the current Federal basic pay structure. Authorizes the payment of a comparability allowance to physicians under the APMS. Outlines other provisions concerning allowances based on certain living conditions, bonuses, and performance appraisals under the APMS. Specifies matters under the APMS which will be considered conditions of employment for purposes of labor-management relations. States that such matters will not be covered by current Federal provisions concerning employee grievance procedures, except in specified instances. Outlines other provisions concerning the applicability (or inapplicability) of current Federal employees provisions to the APMS created under this Act. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations, subject to the approval of OPM, outlining procedures for converting positions and employees covered by other Government personnel management systems to coverage by the APMS. Directs the Secretary to prescribe in regulations procedures for designating components of DOD and civilian employees of such components for conversion to coverage under the APMS. Requires employees affected to be given at least a 30-day notice of conversion to the APMS. Prohibits a person's rate of basic pay from being reduced by reason of such conversion. Provides that the conversion of any position to coverage under the APMS is not subject to appeal or review except as provided by the Secretary. Repeals a specified provision of current Federal law providing for a demonstration project conducted by the National Bureau of Standards and relating to rates of pay under the Federal personnel management system. Provides that the positions and personnel formerly covered by such demonstration project shall be covered by the APMS. Provides that a specified current provision of Federal law (relating to the employment of retired members of the uniformed services) shall not apply to DOD employees who are in a scientific, engineering, or acquisition position designated by the Secretary. Limits to 1,000 the number of employees authorized to be so designated by the Secretary. Disallows such a designation unless necessary to meet special employment needs of the Department which results from a shortage of well-qualified applicants, as determined by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, no later than April 1, 1989, in consultation with the Director of OPM, to submit to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees a report on the extent to which institutions of higher learning offer and conduct educational programs and courses on Government contracting and acquisition management.

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress regarding a temporary waiver of the prohibition on the United States from permitting certain employees of the Panama Canal Commission to purchase food and other necessities at commissary and exchange stores of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Panama.

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Government of the Republic of Panama should waive any restrictions in the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 that prohibit the United States from permitting U.S. citizens employed with the Panama Canal Commission from making purchases in the commissary and exchange stores operated in Panama under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. Requests that such waiver remain in effect until the current crisis in Panama subsides.

A bill to require the use of the Armed Forces for interdiction of narcotics at United States borders.

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1988

Requires the President to: (1) deploy armed forces equipment and personnel to halt aircraft and vessels carrying narcotics across U.S. borders; (2) deploy radar aircraft for continuous aerial radar coverage of the southern U.S. border during darkness; (3) deploy both rotor and fixed wing aircraft for pursuit and seizure purposes; and (4) use National Guard and Reserve members and U.S. Customs Service and Coast Guard personnel and equipment for purposes of these activities. Prohibits such military personnel from making arrests aboard any aircraft or vessel, unless they are in hot pursuit. Requires the President to withhold Federal funding from any National Guard unit whose State does not cooperate in this drug interdiction program. Requires all program expenses to be borne by the Department of Defense. Requires the President to substantially halt border crossings by narcotic-carrying aircraft and vessels within 45 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the President to: (1) report to the Congress within a specified time; (2) request funds from the Congress for FY 1988 and 1989 for purposes of the program; and (3) submit a request in the budget for the Department of Defense for such funds every year beginning in 1990.

A bill to provide adequate, uniform regulations regarding certain transportation on military installations outside the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1988

Sets standards to assure the safe transportation of school children to, from, or on military installations owned or controlled by the United States and located outside the United States. Directs the Secretary of each military department to provide that the commanding officer of each U.S. military installation which has personnel with school children contract or otherwise provide for the use of motor vehicles as school buses to transport children to and from a Department of Defense Office of Dependent Schools (DODDS) institution. Sets minimum precautions to be taken by DODDS and each military department to protect school children from injury while being transported to and from DODDS institutions. Directs DODDS to develop a training program for all persons who operate school buses and makes successful completion of such program a prerequisite to operating a school bus. Specifies that such program shall include training in areas such as safe boarding and discharging of school children, safe driving techniques, and first-aid. Directs the appropriate Secretary to require each DODDS school to hold drills in leaving school buses under emergency conditions. Sets requirements for school bus equipment, including warning devices, warning signs, and safety belts. Directs that school buses be maintained as required by local law. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to issue and enforce other lawful maintenance regulations which are reasonably likely to make the transportation of school children safer. Sets forth mandatory qualifications for school bus operators, including English language ability and passage of a special examination on the safe operation of a school bus. Prohibits any military department from hiring any person to operate a school bus transporting pupils unless such person meets specified requirements, including passing a physical examination, providing a copy of department of motor vehicle (DMV) records showing that the person had not been convicted of certain driving or criminal offenses, is between the ages of 18 and 70, and successfully completed a first-aid course. Requires that results of the physical examination and DMV records be furnished annually. Prohibits any operator from performing services in excess of eight hours in any 24-hour period or from operating a school bus without wearing a safety lap belt. Sets forth procedures for establishing bus routes, loading and unloading of passengers, seating of passengers, and railroad crossings to maximize safety. Makes a person guilty of reckless driving if he or she fails to stop when approaching from any direction a clearly marked school bus which is taking on or discharging school children on Federal property, unless the bus is stopped on the other side of a divided roadway or on a driveway which is separated by a physical barrier or unpaved area from the roadway on which he is driving. Sets a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour on U.S.-owned or controlled property, between "school" or "school crossing" signs. Establishes additional requirements related to signs.

Court-Martial Jurisdiction Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1988

Court-Martial Jurisdiction Act of 1988 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to require that, in order for courts-martial to have jurisdiction, an offense: (1) must have been committed in time of war; (2) must have been committed on a U.S. military installation, vessel, or aircraft; (3) must have been committed outside the United States and not be punishable under any other law of the United States; (4) must be punishable without indictment by grand jury or trial by jury under another law of the United States, its territories or possessions, the District of Columbia, or any State; or (5) must be service-connected.

A bill to amend the Military Selective Service Act to provide additional selective service registration procedures.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1988

Amends the Military Selective Service Act to provide that any person required to register for selective service under such Act who applies for any form of right, privilege, or benefit under Federal law for which registration with selective service is required shall be considered, by reason of such application, to have so registered.

Amended Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1988

Amended Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities, and to improve existing military family housing units (waiving maximum amounts per unit in some locations) in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering services and construction designs, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Extends the authorization for certain FY 1985, 1986, and 1987 military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities, and improve existing military family housing units (waiving maximum amounts per unit in some locations) in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities and improve existing military family housing units (waiving maximum amounts per unit in some locations) in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Air Force. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Extends the authorization for certain prior-year military construction projects. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire three family housing units at classified locations for a specified amount and to improve existing military family housing units in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to contribute funds to the Government of the Netherlands for the U.S. share of the cost of a certain international education project in Brunssum, Netherlands. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1987 to authorize the Secretary to carry out military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law for conforming storage facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure Program, and authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal years after FY 1988 for such contributions. Title VI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after FY 1988 for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve forces in specified amounts. Title VII: Expiration of Authorizations; Effective Dates - Terminates all authorizations contained in titles I through V of this Act on October 1, 1990, or the date of enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1991, whichever is later, with specified exceptions. Title VIII: General Provisions - Increases from 20 to 32 years the permissible length of long-term facilities contracts authorized to be entered into by the Secretary of the military department concerned. (Such contracts provide for the provision of ancillary services on or near a military installation.) Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984 to allow military rental housing program agreements to include provisions which allow for free utilities, trash collection, and entomological services to be provided for occupants of rental housing on Government land to the same extent that these services are provided to occupants of Government-owned housing. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make grants or provide other appropriate community planning assistance required by a publicly-announced planned major reduction in DOD spending affecting the community, or by the encroachment of surrounding civilian community on an installation, if the Secretary determines that such assistance is necessary. Requires a planned reduction to involve the loss of at least 1,000 or more full-time DOD and contractor employee positions in a community during a five-year peroid in order to qualify for such assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to provide community planning assistance in specified amounts for communities located near newly-established Light Infantry Division Posts and Navy Strategic Dispersal Program homeports. Terminates such authority on September 30, 1991.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1988

Department of Defense Amended Budget Authorization Act, 1989 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations to the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for FY 1989 for the following: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes appropriations to the defense agencies for FY 1989. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1982 to add recognition of a recent Memorandum of Understanding and other follow-on support agreements to the authority provided to the Secretary of Defense in connection with the NATO Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) program. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for research, development, testing, and evaluation. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for operation and maintenance for the following: (1) the armed forces and the armed forces reserves; (2) the defense agencies; (3) the National Guard; (4) the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice; (5) defense claims; (6) the Court of Military Appeals; and (7) environmental restoration, defense. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the working capital funds of the armed forces and the defense agencies. Title IV: Personnel Authorizations - Part A: Active Forces - Authorizes end strengths for active-duty forces for FY 1989. Part B: Reserve Forces - Authorizes end strengths for the reserve forces for FY 1989. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to waive such end strengths in a specified percentage and requires such end strengths to be reduced in a specified manner. Authorizes end strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves for FY 1989. Increases the number of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Authorizes average military training student loads for the armed forces, the reserves, and the National Guard for FY 1989. Requires the adjustment of such student loads consistent with the end strengths for active and reserve forces. Title V: General Provisions - Repeals a current Federal provision requiring the Congress to authorize end strengths for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense as of the end of each fiscal year. Increases the authorized maximum annual limitation for cross-servicing agreements with allied countries (amounts used for mutual defense of the United States and NATO countries).

A bill to provide temporary authority to certain employees of the Panama Canal Commission to purchase food and other goods at any commissary or exchange store located in Panama which is operated by any military department of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1988

Authorizes employees of the Panama Canal Commission who are U.S. citizens to purchase food and other goods at any commissary or exchange store in Panama which is operated by any military department of the United States. Directs the President, if he finds that the Panamanian Defense Forces have ceased the harrassment of persons in the public areas of Panama and that food and goods are safely available to such employees so that operation of the Panama Canal is not jeopardized, to certify such finding to the Congress. Authorizes the President to terminate such commissary and exchange privileges 30 days after he has given such certification to the Congress.

A bill to extend the deadline of destroying chemical weapons.

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1988

Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to extend through FY 1997 the date by which the existing stockpile of chemical agents and munitions must be destroyed by the Secretary of Defense. Extends until August 31, 1997, the date by which notice of a deferral of such deadline must be given to the Congress by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, no later than March 15, 1989, to transmit to the Congress a revision of the schedule for destruction of such agents and munitions as required under such Act.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide assistive simians and dogs to veterans who, by reason of quadriplegia, are entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1988

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide specially-trained simians and dogs to veterans who, by reason of quadriplegia, are entitled to veterans' disability compensation. Authorizes the Administrator to pay travel and incidental expenses of veterans for travel to and from their homes for purposes of becoming adjusted to such simians or dogs.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to codify in that title certain defense-related permanent free-standing provisions of law.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1988

Amends title 10 (Armed Forces) of the U.S. Code to codify defense-related statutes, including provisions relating to: (1) enlistment qualifications for armed forces personnel; (2) the limitation on the number of general officers and flag officers permitted on active duty; (3) commissary and exchange benefit eligibility with respect to dependent survivors of certain Reserve and Guard members and certain unremarried former spouses of military personnel; (4) an exemption of military appropriations funds and contract authorization from the apportionment requirement if deemed by the President to be necessary for the national defense; (5) exceptions from appropriations limitations for costs of airborne alerts and for increased armed forces personnel on active duty under certain circumstances; (6) accounting procedures, rulemaking mandates, and required budget documents with respect to contracted advisory and assistance services; (7) required contents of the Secretary of Defense's annual defense budget in connection with common procurement weapon systems; (8) miscellaneous authorities, prohibitions, limitations, and availability with respect to various funds appropriated to the Department of Defense; (9) defense procurement, both generally and in connection with specific items, such as milk; (10) research and development; (11) cost-free transfers of vessels to and from other military departments or the Department of Transportation; (12) the required annual report of the Secretary to specified congressional committees on the cost of stationing U.S. forces overseas; (13) contracting for performance of civilian commercial- or industrial-type functions; and (14) Buy American requirements in the context of defense procurement. Describes principles of statutory construction to be applied in connection with the codifications effected by this Act.

A bill entitled, "Navy Dead Eye Reductions Act".

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1988

Requires specified reductions in the Navy's authorized manpower level associated with five-inch guns, a reduction to zero dollars of a listed Navy budget request associated with five-inch gunnery, and termination of all current programs relating to the such guns, unless the Navy completes production of the Navy Five-Inch Deadeye guided projectile within the funds authorized for appropriation.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the net worth limitation applicable to the receipt of pension by certain veterans and surviving spouse of certain veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1988

Prohibits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, when making a determination as to the eligibility of certain veterans and their surviving spouses for veterans' disability pensions, from requiring that some part of the corpus of the estate of the veteran (or the veteran's spouse) be consumed for maintenance of the veteran if: (1) the principal source of income of the veteran derives from agriculture, forestry, or fishing, and (in the case of farming) the veteran resides on a portion of such land; and (2) the total value of the combined estate corpus of the veteran and his or her spouse does not exceed 110 percent of the average market value of detached single-family residences in the nearest standard metropolitan statistical area.

Montgomery GI Bill Amendments of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1988

Montgomery GI Bill Amendments of 1988 - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make payments to veterans who are entitled to veterans' educational assistance but who have become so physically or mentally handicapped that such individuals are unable to utilize such educational assistance. Directs the Administrator to make such payments to a qualifying veteran's survivors in the event of a veteran's death while on active duty or within six years of such individual's discharge, according to a certain order of priority. Deducts the amount of educational assistance received by the veteran before enactment of this Act from the amount to be paid under this Act. Authorizes entitlement to basic educational assistance for veterans who are discharged or released from active duty for a disability that existed before becoming or entering into active duty as a member of the armed forces. (Currently, such entitlement is limited to those discharged or released for either a service-connected disability or for hardship.) Authorizes the same entitlement for members discharged or released from the Selected Reserve. Authorizes the Administrator to approve the pursuit of flight training by an individual entitled to basic educational assistance if such training meets conditions specified in this Act. Specifies the amount of flight assistance to be provided. Directs the Administrator to pay educational assistance for refresher courses in the individual's area of education, deficiency courses, or other preparatory or special educational assistance necessary to enable the individual to pursue an approved program of education. Limits the length of such payments for refresher courses. Allows an individual currently on active duty who originally chose not to receive basic educational assistance to enroll in such program within 60 days after the enactment of this Act. Outlines provisions relating to the implementation of such enrollment, including "catch-up" payments or deductions from pay in order to receive such educational assistance. Requires a certain minimum payment or pay deduction before an individual becomes so qualified. Directs the Secretary of each military department to inform individuals of the opportunity to enroll for such assistance under this Act. Prohibits the payment of any basic educational assistance to members of the Selected Reserve until such members have completed their initial periods of active duty for training required by the military department concerned. (Currently, such members must complete such training plus serve in the reserves for at least 180 days before being eligible.) Authorizes the Administrator to approve the pursuit of flight training by a member of the Selected Reserve who is entitled to basic educational assistance, if such training meets conditions specified in this Act. Specifies the amount of flight assistance to be provided. Provides that educational assistance may only be provided for an approved program of education for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program. (Currently, such assistance may be provided for a program of education at an institution of higher learning and may not be provided for post-graduate study.) Limits the amount of monthly educational assistance to be provided to an individual pursuing a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-the-job training. Reduces the amount of assistance provided in any month in which such individual fails to complete at least 120 hours of training. Provides a limited educational assistance payment as determined by the Administrator for individuals participating in a less-than-half-time pursuit of a program of education. Provides that an individual serving in the Selected Reserve may not receive credit for such service under both veterans' educational assistance provisions and the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program, but shall instead elect the program to which such service is to be credited. Revises provisions concerning the time limitation applicable for the use of basic educational assistance by a member of the Selected Reserve who is separated from such service because of a disability incurred on or after the date on which such person became entitled to educational assistance. Directs the Secretary of Defense, at the request of the Administrator, to transmit a notice of entitlement for each such person becoming eligible for educational assistance to the Administrator.

Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1988

Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1988 - Increases the rates of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and the clothing allowance payable to veterans with service-connected disabilities and their survivors. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to administratively adjust the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Provides for the payment of benefits to the surviving spouse and to the children of a veteran who dies from causes other than the veteran's own willful misconduct, and who was in receipt of, entitled to receive, or but for the receipt of retired or retirement pay would have been entitled to receive, compensation at the time of death for a service-connected disability that was continuously rated totally disabling for: (1) ten years or more immediately preceding death; or (2) not less than five years from the date of such veteran's discharge or other release from active duty. Prohibits the payment of benefits to a surviving spouse under this Act unless: (1) the marriage to the veteran occurred before the expiration of 15 years after the veteran's discharge or other release from active duty; (2) the surviving spouse was married to the veteran for one year or more; or (3) a child was born of the marriage or was born to them before the marriage. Provides for a reduction of benefits to a surviving spouse or child receiving money or property pursuant to an award in a judicial proceeding based upon, or a settlement or compromise of, any cause of action for damages for the death of such veteran. Revises provisions providing for vocational rehabilitation for pension recipients to qualify for an eligibility evaluation any veteran who was awarded a pension before the beginning of the program period, and to remove the limitation on the number of veterans who may be given evaluations each year. Extends the program period through January 31, 1992. Provides for the continued operation of the Veterans Administration's regional office in the Philippines through September 30, 1991.

A bill to amend the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988, to clarify and restate the intent of Congress with respect to the performance of certain Navy ship overhaul work for fiscal year 1988.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1988

Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 to require, as a condition to the appropriation of funds for naval operation and maintenance, that any work under the New Threat Upgrade overhaul program which was assigned by the Navy to be performed by a specified public shipyard as of a specified date shall be contracted for performance by that shipyard.

A joint resolution to call for the removal of United States Armed Forces from Honduras.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1988

Determines that the requirements of the War Powers Resolution have become operative. Calls for the removal of U.S. armed forces from Honduras within 60 days after enactment of this Act unless the Congress declares war or extends such 60-day period.

A bill to extend the deadline for destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to extend through FY 1997 the date by which the existing stockpile of chemical agents and munitions must be destroyed by the Secretary of Defense. Extends until August 31, 1997, the date by which notice of a deferral of such deadline must be given to the Congress by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, no later than March 15, 1989, to transmit to the Congress a revision of the schedule for destruction of such agents and munitions required under such Act.

A bill to provide a military survivor annuity for widows of certain retirement-eligible reserve members of the uniformed services who died during the period between the establishment of the military Survivor Benefit Plan and the creation of the reserve-component annuity under that Plan.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) to each individual who is the surviving spouse of a reserve member of the uniformed services who: (1) died after September 20, 1972, and before October 2, 1978; and (2) at the time of death would have been entitled to military retired pay but for the fact that he or she was under 60 years of age. Provides conditions for the receipt of such annuity. Sets forth procedures for computing such annuity. Provides that if an individual entitled to an annuity under this Act is also entitled to an SBP annuity based upon a subsequent marriage, the individual may not receive both annuities, but must choose one.

A bill to extend the deadline for completion of the chemical weapons demilitarization program and to require that destruction of chemical weapons under that program be carried out on the site where such weapons are stored.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1988

Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to extend through FY 1997 the deadline under such Act for the destruction of chemical weapons under the chemical weapons demilitarization program. Extends the date by which notice of a deferral of such deadline must be given to the Congress by the Secretary of Defense. Requires that the destruction of such chemical agents and munitions be carried out on the site where such weapons are stored.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the stretching out of the $1,200 basic-pay reduction of Montgomery GI Bill participants.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1988

Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, to adjust certain individuals' reduction in basic pay (reduced for the purpose of the provision of basic educational assistance for members of the armed forces serving on active duty during a specified period) so that such reduction is less than $100 but not less than $60 for the first 20 months (with a $1,200 total reduction limit) that the individual is entitled to such pay. Makes identical changes to the reduction in such pay for members of the Selected Reserve component of the armed forces.

A bill to designate the library building located on the Wurtsmith Air Force Base in the State of Michigan as the "General Earl T. O'Loughlin Library".

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1988

Designates the library building on the Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Michigan as the General Earl T. O'Loughlin Library.

A bill to designate the Armed Forces Recreation Center at Fort DeRussy, Hawaii, as the "Dan Daniel Armed Forces Recreation Center".

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1988

Designates the Armed Forces Recreation Center at Fort DeRussy, Hawaii, as the Dan Daniel Armed Forces Recreation Center.

A joint resolution authorizing the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor women of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1988

Authorizes the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor women who served in the armed forces in Vietnam during the Vietnam era. Requires the establishment of such memorial to be in compliance with current Federal standards for commemorative works. Prohibits the United States from paying any expenses for the establishment of such memorial. Expresses the sense of the Congress that it would be appropriate to locate such memorial within the current site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia.

Gordon A. Smith, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Donald C. Latham, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 14 March 1988

Defense Industrial Base Preservation Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1988

Defense Industrial Base Preservation Act of 1988 - States various congressional findings regarding the importance of a strong industrial base for the United States. Directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (the Under Secretary) to: (1) provide overall policy guidance and direction to the military departments and defense agencies on matters relating to the maintenance, expansion, and readiness of the U.S. industrial base; (2) analyze, on a continuing basis, the capabilities of the U.S. industrial base to meet national security requirements in time of peace, war, or national emergency; and (3) develop plans and programs that promote the ability of the U.S. industrial base to meet such requirements. Directs the Under Secretary to ensure that the program management and acquisition plan for each major defense acquisition program and for any other such program as designated by the Under Secretary for the Department of Defense (DOD) provides for a continuing analysis of all factors that affect the capability of the defense industrial base to manufacture the system required under such program, as well as to maintain such system during its service life. Requires the Under Secretary to be responsible for compiling and analyzing all data obtained in order to ensure that the U.S. industrial defense base capabilities for such major defense acquisition programs have been assessed by the military department or defense agency involved and by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Directs the Secretary of each military department and the head of each defense agency to identify items of supply that are suitable substitutes for standard military supply items and that are readily available commercially, and to plan for the procurement of such substitute supply items. Directs the Under Secretary to monitor any such action taken by either the Secretary of the military department involved or the head of the defense agency involved. Directs the Secretary of the military department involved or the head of each defense agency to prepare and maintain inventory records of all Government-owned industrial plant equipment furnished to a contractor by such military department or defense agency. Directs such Secretary or the head of such agency, in furnishing equipment to contractors, to give preference to each manufacturer or producer who has entered into an agreement with such Secretary or defense agency head to expand production of supplies and equipment in the event of war or other national emergency. Directs the Secretary of each military department and the head of each defense agency to restrict to domestic firms the competition for all or a portion of a contract opportunity to fulfill such department's or agency's requirements for material, components, or supply items that are products of an emerging technology as listed under this Act. Directs the Under Secretary, in consultation with the above officials, to ensure that the procurement authority exercised above is only in connection with a coordinated program that provides for the support and development of emerging technologies by domestic firms. Directs the Under Secretary to publish in a specified Federal publication a list of the emerging technologies that, upon development, will substantially enhance the capabilities of the U.S. industrial base to meet national security requirements. Authorizes the Secretary of each military department and the head of each defense agency to: (1) restrict to domestic firms the competition for contract opportunities to fulfill such department's or agency's requirements for the procurement of critical supply items, under a specified condition; (2) award a contract in any fiscal year for the procurement of a critical supply item to a contractor that manufactures or produces such item in the United States, under a specified condition; and (3) award more than one contract for the procurement of a critical supply item if doing so is necessary to ensure that at least some percentage of the items to be supplied is manufactured in the United States. Outlines specifications to be included in each solicitation issued by a military department or defense agency for the procurement of a weapon system or other item of equipment pursuant to a major defense acquisition program, with regard to critical supply items needed in connection with such program, requiring a minimum percentage, stated on the basis of cost, of such items to be furnished by one or more domestic firms as opposed to awarding the entire contract to a foreign firm. Requires any foreign firm receiving a major defense or weapon system contract to follow provisions in such contract requiring a specified percentage of the supply items to be used in such contract to be produced in the United States. Directs the Under Secretary, for purposes of these provisions, to determine what items of supply are critical items and to publish a list of such items in a specified DOD publication. Authorizes the Secretary of each military department and the head of each defense agency to provide a preference to each domestic firm which is designated by such Secretary or agency head as a planned source of item procurement in time of war or other national emergency, within a specified limitation. Directs the Secretary of each military department and the head of each defense agency, with respect to each major defense acquisition program conducted by such agency or department, and any other acquisition program designated to such department or agency by the Secretary of Defense, to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the acquisition plan provides for contract solicitations to include provisions which encourage competing offerors to acquire, for utilization in the performance of the contract, modern production equipment that increases the productivity of the offerors. Outlines information to be contained in contract solicitation provisions regarding such acquisition plans. Directs the Secretary of Defense, with the prior approval of the Attorney General, to approve any joint program agreement entered into by two or more domestic firms for the purpose of carrying out a research and development program utilizing emerging technologies or advanced manufacturing technology in ways that enhance the defense industrial base. Directs the Under Secretary to ensure that such program is coordinated with other defense industrial base programs. Expresses the findings of the Congress that certain acts (unfair trade practices, violations of certain export agreements, or false certifications concerning the foreign content of a supply item), whether committed by a domestic or foreign firm, will indicate a lack of business honesty or integrity on the part of such firm, and will allow for the authorization of trade suspension or debarment procedures, as specified under this Act, against a contractor. Authorizes the Secretary of a military department or the head of a defense agency, in cases of the interests of vital U.S. defense, to waive such provision and award a contract to a subcontractor or contractor who has been suspended or debarred. Directs the Secretary to provide for clauses in licensing agreements between a domestic and a foreign firm relating to the assurance of contract performance, and for the payment of liquidated damages for any breach of the licensing agreement by such foreign firms. Provides for the deposit of liquidated damages paid to the United States. Provides that funds appropriated for procurement for the military departments and defense agencies for FY 1989 through 1991 shall be available to the Secretary to carry out the DOD Manufacturing Technology program during such fiscal years, in specified amounts, and to carry out the DOD Industrial Modernization Incentives program for such fiscal years, in specified amounts. Prohibits the head of a defense agency from procuring machine tools manufactured in whole or in part outside the United States, with specified exceptions (relating to the ease of acquiring or producing such items within the United States).

A bill to provide for discounted sales to eligible veterans of homes held for an extended time by the Veterans' Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1988

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the discounted sale of real property, manufactured homes, and lots to which a manufactured home is affixed which have been acquired by foreclosure and held for an extended time by the Veterans Administration. Limits such sales to veterans who are eligible for housing loan benefits. Allows such property to be sold at: (1) not less than 80 percent of the regular price for property offered for sale for at least three months but less than seven months; (2) not less than 75 percent of the regular price of property offered for sale for at least seven months but less than a year; and (3) not less than 70 percent of the regular price for property offered for sale for at least one year.

A bill to change the date of the beginning of the Vietnam era to provide certain benefits available to veterans of a period of war to veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the period beginning on March 1, 1961, and ending on August 4, 1964.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1988

Changes the definition of "Vietnam era," for purposes of veterans' benefits, to include, in the case of a veteran who served on active duty in the armed forces in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, or the adjacent waters, the period from March 1, 1961 through August 4, 1964. Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to apply such definition to veterans' employment preference.

A resolution affirming that the House of Representatives recognizes Eric Arturo Delvalle as the President of Panama, and calling upon General Noriega to comply with President Delvalle's order dismissing him from his position as the commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1988

Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives over events in Panama and U.S.-Panamanian relations. Affirms U.S. recognition of Eric Arturo Delvalle as President of Panama. Calls on President Reagan to consider imposing additional economic and political sanctions to encourage the reestablishment of civilian authority in Panama. Urges the U.S. private sector to act in accordance with U.S. policy toward Panama. Calls upon the nations of the hemisphere to take actions to support the reestablishment of democracy in Panama. Calls upon General Noriega to comply with President Delvalle's order dismissing him as commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces.

A resolution affirming that the House of Representatives recognizes Eric Arturo Delvalle as the President of Panama, and calling upon General Noriega to comply with President Delvalle's order dismissing him from his position as the commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1988

Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives over events in Panama and U.S.-Panamanian relations. Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to the full implementation of the Panama Canal Treaties. Affirms U.S. recognition of Eric Arturo Delvalle as President of Panama. Calls on President Reagan to consider imposing additional economic and political sanctions to encourage the reestablishment of civilian authority in Panama. Urges the U.S. private sector to act in accordance with U.S. policy toward Panama. Calls upon the nations of the hemisphere to take actions to support the reestablishment of democracy in Panama. Calls upon General Noriega to comply with President Delvalle's order dismissing him as commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces.

A bill to increase the authority to transfer unobligated balances between certain accounts of the Department of Defense in order to meet increased military personnel costs resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1988

Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase the amount that the Secretary of Defense may transfer between appropriations and between authorizations within the Department of Defense. Directs the Secretary to give priority to civilian employees, readiness, and a more efficient acquisition process. Allows the Secretary to transfer between the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense account and the military personnel account of a military department funds resulting from increased or decreased military personnel costs due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

A bill to require the construction of certain facilities at the Ioannis A. Lougaris Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1988

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to design and begin construction on certain facilities at the Ioannis A. Lougaris Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.

A bill to authorize the original enlistment of certain aliens in the Armed Forces of the United States and the militias of the several States, to provide temporary and permanent resident status to such enlisted members, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1988

Authorizes the Secretary of each military department concerned to accept for original enlistment in the armed forces, the reserves, and the Coast Guard certain aliens not already admitted for permanent residence in the United States. Requires such aliens to satisfy any other enlistment qualifications prescribed by the Secretary concerned. Provides that if, within 60 days after the commencement of war or an emergency declared by the Congress, the Congress fails to increase the number of aliens authorized to serve in the armed forces and the Coast Guard, the President may set such number. Requires any alien taking an oath of enlistment to also declare an intention to become a citizen of the United States. Authorizes the chief executive officer of any State, territory, or possession of the United States to provide for the enlistment of aliens in the organized militia. Limits the number of aliens authorized to be enlisted during any fiscal year. Requires at least two-thirds of such enlisted members to be reserved for the Army National Guard. Provides the same conditions of enlistment for such aliens as stated above for aliens enlisting in the U.S. armed forces and Coast Guard. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary concerned or other proper State, possession, or territorial official, to adjust to a temporary lawfully-admitted status any alien who: (1) is an enlisted member of the armed forces or militia; (2) establishes that he or she is otherwise admissible as an immigrant; (3) has not been convicted of any felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; and (4) has not assisted in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social group. Requires any spouse or child of such alien to satisfy such requirements (except for the enlistment requirement) in order to have his or her status adjusted. Directs the Attorney General to adjust such status to lawfully admitted for permanent residence for an alien who: (1) serves no less than three years of honorable service in the armed forces or militia and is not released or discharged under other-than-honorable conditions; (2) applies for such adjustment within a specified time after such service if the Secretary or chief executive officer concerned approves such applications; and (3) is admissible as an immigrant. Directs the Attorney General, upon petition by the Secretary or chief executive officer concerned, to waive such three-year service requirement condition for any alien who was wounded in action or held captive or with respect to a family member of an alien killed in action. Provides that certain numerical limitations on the number of aliens lawfully admitted into the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply to the aliens admitted under this Act. Prohibits the Attorney General from deporting, detaining, or taking any other adverse action against an alien who has submitted an application for enlistment under this Act pending determination of such enlistment.

A bill to authorize the original enlistment of certain aliens in the armed forces of the United States and the militias of the several States, to provide temporary and permanent resident status to such enlisted members, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1988

Authorizes the Secretary of each military department concerned to accept for original enlistment in the armed forces, the reserves, and the Coast Guard certain aliens not already admitted for permanent residence in the United States. Requires such aliens to satisfy any other enlistment qualifications prescribed by the Secretary concerned. Provides that, if within 60 days after the commencement of war or an emergency declared by the Congress, the Congress fails to increase the number of aliens authorized to serve in the armed forces and the Coast Guard, the President may set such number. Requires any alien taking an oath of enlistment to also declare an intention to become a citizen of the United States. Authorizes the chief executive officer of any State, territory, or possession of the United States to provide for the enlistment of aliens in the organized militia. Limits the number of aliens authorized to be enlisted during any fiscal year. Requires at least two-thirds of such enlisted members to be reserved for the Army National Guard. Provides the same conditions of enlistment for such aliens as stated above for aliens enlisting in the U.S. armed forces and Coast Guard. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary concerned or other proper State, possession, or territorial official, to adjust to a temporary lawfully-admitted status any alien who: (1) is an enlisted member of the armed forces or militia; (2) establishes that he or she is otherwise admissible as an immigrant; (3) has not been convicted of any felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; and (4) has not assisted in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social group. Requires any spouse or child of such alien to satisfy such requirements (except for the enlistment requirement) in order to have his or her status adjusted. Directs the Attorney General to adjust such status to lawfully admitted for permanent residence for an alien who: (1) serves no less than three years of honorable service in the armed forces or militia and is not released or discharged under other-than-honorable conditions; (2) applies for such adjustment within a specified time after such service if the Secretary or chief executive officer concerned approves such application; and (3) is admissible as an immigrant. Directs the Attorney General, upon petition by the Secretary or chief executive officer concerned, to waive such three-year service requirement condition for any alien who was wounded in action or held captive or with respect to a family member of an alien killed in action. Provides that certain numerical limitations on the number of aliens lawfully admitted into the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply to the aliens admitted under this Act. Prohibits the Attorney General from deporting, detaining, or taking any other adverse action against an alien who has submitted an application for enlistment under this Act pending determination of such enlistment.

To amend section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, to permit certain service-connected disabled veterans who are retired members of the Armed Forces to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1988

Permits certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who are retired members of the uniformed services to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either. Makes this Act inapplicable to disability compensation and retirement pay that has accrued before its enactment.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for 4 years the authority of the Veterans' Administration to contract for drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services in halfway houses and other certain community-based facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1988

Extends through FY 1992 the authority of the Veterans Administration to contract for drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services in halfway houses and certain other community-based facilities.

Defense Production Act Amendments of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 29 February 1988

Defense Production Act Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to restate the defense mobilization preparedness policy of the United States. Places the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in charge of coordinating the efforts to maintain geographical dispersion of defense facilities. (Currently, the Office of Defense Mobilization is in charge of such effort.) Requires executive agencies and departments responsible for defense acquisition to continuously assess the capability of the defense industrial base to satisfy near-term and mobilization production requirements. States that plans and programs to carry out the policy stated above shall duly consider the promotion of efficiency and competition. Repeals as inconsistent with changes made under this Act the National Commission on Supplies and Shortages Act of 1974. Expresses certain congressional findings disapproving the growing U.S. dependency on foreign sources for parts and materials used to manufacture major weapons systems for our national defense, and requests the strengthening of the industrial capability of the United States to independently produce its major weapons systems. Directs the President, in exercising his industrial defense preparedness authority, to limit the production of existing and new weapons to domestic manufacturing and assembly sources: (1) within five years following the enactment of this Act; and (2) until domestic sources can meet defense production needs for six months following any declaration of war. Authorizes the President to waive such domestic-production requirement only after considering in each case an economic and defense production impact assessment. Authorizes the President to use certain existing incentives to implement these provisions, subject to specified limitations. Directs the President to designate those industries deemed to be critical to the U.S. defense industrial base, to be given first priority for assistance under this Act for the modernization of manufacturing facilities and equipment and the production of materials. Directs the President to seek to develop the domestic production of materials, services, and skills affecting a critical industry that are in short supply. Authorizes assistance to be provided only to small and medium-sized businesses, unless the President otherwise formally notifies the Congress that the interests of national defense require an exception to such limitation.

Economic Conversion Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1988

Economic Conversion Act of 1988 - Title I: Economic Stabilization and Revitalization Pilot Program - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President to make grants for job retraining programs and planning for alternative production required by the cancellation of major defense contracts (or reductions of $10,000,000 or more in the value of such contracts) during FY 1989 through 1993. Permits one grant for each defense contract cancellation or reduction. Requires the administration of such grants at the local level by a capable unit of general local government or, through default, by the collective bargaining agents of affected employees. Directs the President to make weekly economic adjustment assistance payments to employees affected by such a cancellation or reduction of a contract during FY 1989 through 1993. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such assistance, making allowances for unemployment compensation or public assistance received and health insurance coverage needed. Sets forth assistance application procedures and notification requirements. Makes available for such grants and assistance payments the amount of previously-appropriated funds which the United States will save as a result of the cancellation or reduction of a defense contract. Title II: Prenotification of Base Closures and Defense-Related Contract Cancellations - Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Economic Adjustment Committee, to notify State and local governments and regional organizations within a specified period of time of the proposed realignment or closure of a military installation, the cancellation or termination of a defense contract, or the failure to proceed with an approved major weapon system program.

Limit America's Runaway Defense Dollars Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1988

Limit America's Runaway Defense Dollars Act of 1988 - Makes inapplicable to contracts awarded by the Department of Defense: (1) the Davis-Bacon Act; and (2) all provisions of the Service Contract Act of 1965. Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to direct the President, no later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to prescribe a goal for each material to be stockpiled, and to report such goals to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. States that such goals shall become effective 45 days after the Committees receive such report. Authorizes the President to reduce such goals by up to 30 percent or to increase such goals. Requires the President to notify the Committees of any revised goal and the reasons therefore. States that such revised goals shall become effective 45 days after the Committees receive such notification. Provides a minimum total quantity of such stockpiled materials. Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on the Consolidation of Military Bases to: (1) review the military importance of all major military installations; and (2) identify which such installations can be closed or realigned without impairing the security of the United States. Outlines administrative procedures concerning membership, staff, meetings, and powers of the Commission. Directs the Commission, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Congress a final report on the findings and conclusions of the Commission. Terminates the Commission 30 days after the submission of such report. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to take specified action with respect to the implementation of the Commission's recommendations.

A bill to amend the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985, to extend medical benefits for certain former spouses.

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1988

Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to extend until December 31, 1988, the date up to which a former spouse may receive a final decree of divorce and still be considered a dependent of a member of the armed forces and therefore still eligible for medical benefits as a military dependent.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, for the purpose of making permanent a rental housing lease indemnity program.

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1988

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program under which the Secretary of a military department may guarantee compensation of any person who leases a rental unit to a member of the armed forces following any breach of lease or rental unit damage done by the member. Directs the Secretary of each military department to carry out such program. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to enter into an agreement with any person who leases rental units to military personnel. Outlines terms to be included in such agreement, including liability limits of the Secretary concerned, and the Secretary's right to be subrogated to the rights of the lessor for compensation for breach of lease or rental unit damage. Authorizes the Secretary concerned who has compensated an owner for rental breach or unit damage to withhold from a member's pay an amount equal to the amount paid by the Secretary to the lessor as compensation for the breach or damage.

War Powers Amendments of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1988

War Powers Amendments of 1988 - Amends the War Powers Resolution to permit the introduction of U.S. armed forces to: (1) forestall a direct and imminent threat of an armed attack on the United States or the armed forces: and (2) protect U.S. citizens during their evacuation from any situation on the high seas or any country in which such citizens are subject to a direct and imminent threat to their lives, either by a government or beyond the power of the appropriate government to control. Directs the President to make every effort to terminate such threat without the use of the armed forces and, when possible, to obtain consent of the government of the country involved before using U.S. armed forces to protect endangered U.S. citizens. Limits the emergency use of U.S. armed forces to such use as is essential for the protection of threatened U.S. citizens. Prohibits the use of Federal funds for any introduction of U.S. armed forces into hostilities which is not authorized under such Resolution. Outlines the specific consultation required between the President and the Congress before the introduction of U.S. armed forces into hostilities or situations in which the imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated. Requires the President to ask designated members of the Congress for their advice and opinions and, in appropriate circumstances, their approval of the action contemplated. Declares that the consultation requirement is not met merely by the Congress being informed about the situation. Directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities within 60 days after the armed forces are introduced, unless the Congress has taken certain action effectively extending such use of the armed forces. Prohibits funds from being used to extend the use of such armed forces unless the Congress has taken such extending action. Provides that any Member of Congress has standing to bring an action alleging that the President or the armed forces have not complied with any provision of such Resolution. Prohibits the court hearing such an action from declining to determine such case on the ground that the issue is a political question or otherwise nonjusticiable.

A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the payment of incentive special pay for nurses in the Armed Forces.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1988

Authorizes the payment of special incentive pay to officers serving as nurses on active duty in the armed forces for a period of not less than one year. Requires such officers, in order to receive such special pay, to agree to serve for at least one year beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of special pay. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to terminate the payment of special pay to any officer at any time. Requires an officer receiving special pay and voluntarily terminating his or her service to refund on a prorated basis any amount paid in advance for such duty.

A bill to increase the authority of the Secretary of Defense to transfer unobligated balances between accounts of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1988 and to require the Secretary to use a portion of that authority to provide needed funds for depot maintenance activities and civilian personnel salaries.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1988

Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 to increase from $1,500,000,000 to $4,000,000,000 the maximum amount authorized to be transferred by the Secretary of Defense between working capital funds of the Department of Defense (DOD) and appropriations made available under such Act for military functions of DOD. Requires the Secretary, in determining the proper amounts to be so transferred, to ensure that an appropriate portion of such authority is used to transfer to operation and maintenance accounts of DOD for FY 1988 sufficient funds for depot maintenance activities and civilian personnel pay. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase from $2,000,000,000 to $4,000,000,000 the amount authorized under such Act to effect such transfers.